Portrait of an unidentified elderly Hispanic woman, probably of Native American descent from either San Luis or Chama in Costilla County, Colorado. She has a checkered headscarf over her gray hair.

Date

1950 September

Notes

Content derived from inventory prepared by Dana EchoHawk.; Title derived from inventory.; From inventory: "A woman from the San Luis or Chama, Colorado area is shown in bandanna. She is not identified but looks native American. Many Native American's in the area were, or were the descendants of slaves held by Hispanic families in the early years of settlement of the San Luis Valley." Photo Description Source: Maria C. Martinez, genealogist; Digitization sponsored by the Library Services and Technology Act and the Center for Colorado & the West at Auraria Library.